Partnering with Our Community

At Southside Physiotherapy, we believe in the power of community. That’s why we’re proud to partner with local organisations, sporting clubs and businesses to support the health and wellbeing of the people of Cronulla and the surrounding areas.

By working together, we help strengthen our community from the inside out—sharing knowledge, offering expert care and supporting initiatives that make a real difference to the people of our community. Because when local organisations support each other, everyone benefits.

Our Partners

Cronulla High School established their Academy of Excellence for Rugby League in 2024.

Southside Physiotherapy have been partners with the academy from day one. Our commitment includes visiting the school and presenting information sessions to the academy students.

Topics include, injury prevention, post-game recovery methods and injury management. Our physiotherapists attend home games to assist with pregame strapping and injury management. We also see players in our treatment rooms for assessment and early treatment of injuries.

The academy has both boys’ and girls’ teams who have had some fantastic results in their interschool competitions.

We look forward to working with Cronulla High School and the Rugby League Academy of Excellence over the upcoming years.

Southside Physiotherapy has a long-standing partnership with Australian Catholic University’s Bachelor of Physiotherapy program run through their North Sydney campus. We take on final year physiotherapy students for clinical placement, which involves five weeks of observation and hands-on learning of clinical skills.

Besides this, many of our current and past employees are ACU graduates!

Cronulla-Caringbah Sharks Junior Rugby League Club has a long and proud history in our community, the inaugural year for the club was 1932!

Southside Physiotherapy have been proud partners of the Cronulla Caringbah Junior Rugby League Club over the last 10 years. Part of our commitment to the club is to run education sessions on injury prevention, injury management and lessons for strapping injuries at the club.

Over the years we have seen many players, coaches and parents attend our sessions and upskill themselves.

We often attend games and assist with pregame strapping and injury management.

We offer priority appointments to players to encourage them to get their injuries assessed and treated early.

PD Warrior is an exercise-based, early intervention program for people with Parkinson's Disease.

PD Warrior was created in 2011 in Sydney and is now a world-renowned program. Southside Physiotherapy are proud to be the only licensee of PD Warrior in the Sutherland Shire area.

Our physiotherapists are all highly trained in PD Warrior and teach the program daily.

We have also presented at Parkinson's NSW seminars, educating people about the benefits of exercise as an early intervention.

For more information on what PD Warrior involves, visit our PD Warrior page.

St Aloysius Catholic College in Cronulla was established in 1936, recently expanding to provide secondary education from years seven through twelve.

Southside Physiotherapy provides opportunities for St Aloysius students interested in allied health careers to undertake work experience placements at our practice.

We have also attended careers exhibitions at the school, providing career pathway presentations to senior students.

Elite are one of Cronulla’s longest standing gyms, having been established in the South Cronulla complex thirty years ago. Southside Physiotherapy's physiotherapists collaborate with Elite’s skilled team of trainers for professional development.

We have also forged a mutual referral pathway, allowing our clients to further progress their rehabilitation in a gym environment after their treatment here ceases and allowing Elite’s clients to receive prompt treatment for their injuries whilst maintaining ability to train.

Ben graduated with a Bachelor of Physiotherapy from Australian Catholic University in 2022, gaining hands-on experience in paediatrics at Sydney Children’s Hospital and elite sports settings with the Cronulla Sharks and Sydney FC - he has a strong interest in musculoskeletal and sports injury management, injury prevention, and encouraging active lifestyles - Ben has pursued further training in sports physiotherapy, Pilates, and Parkinson’s Disease management - outside of work, he enjoys snowboarding, dirt biking, and playing footy, cricket, and Oztag.

Ben graduated with a Bachelor of Physiotherapy from Australian Catholic University in 2022, gaining hands-on experience in paediatrics at Sydney Children’s Hospital and elite sports settings with the Cronulla Sharks and Sydney FC - he has a strong interest in musculoskeletal and sports injury management, injury prevention, and encouraging active lifestyles - Ben has pursued further training in sports physiotherapy, Pilates, and Parkinson’s Disease management - outside of work, he enjoys snowboarding, dirt biking, and playing footy, cricket, and Oztag.